Somervell County, Texas

 

Founding: 1875
Parent county: Hood

Namesake: Alexander Somervell, Texas politician
Seat: Glen Rose (1875–)

Land area: 186 square miles

Population (2020): 9,205

Population (historic): 2,649 (1880); 3,498 (1900); 3,016 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1930s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: Four

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 125 (3.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $557
Average outbuilding value (1930): $261
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 530
Average farm size (1920): 76.3 acres
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Glen Rose

Namesake: A descriptive name

Founding: circa 1870 (founding as Barnard's Mill); 1874 (post office); 1926 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,659

Population (historic): 132 (1880); 400 (1890); 983 (1930)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 116 (9%)
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